Or is he both of declining Medicaid expansion for Texas By: Roy Douglas Malonson African-American News&Issues Newspaper Texas is the uninsured capital of the United States. More than 6.3 million Texans – including 1.2 million children – lack health insurance. Texas’ uninsurance rates, 1.5 to 2 times the national average, create significant problems in the financing and delivery of
HOUSTON- One of the most talked about voices in gospel music today belongs to 25-year-old singer, Zacardi Cortez. Over the last half dozen years, Cortez’ big voice and spine-tingling vocal gymnastics have distinguished James Fortune & FIYA’s radio smashes “I Believe” and “The Blood,” and made him one of the most sought-after singers in the business today for concerts and
By: Joshua Howell Contributing Writer African-American News&Issues There is a thick, reinforced wall keeping Republicans and African-Americans separated, incapable of engaging in healthy, meaningful dialogue. Consider three attempts of this campaign season alone. First came Donald Trump: wealthy, tanned, caught in what was apparently the 1950s. This marvelously detached billionaire thought it good politics to boast of his “great
T.J. Baker “Slide to the right, slide to the left, criss-cross, criss-cross” yes the lyrics of the famous Cha-Cha Slide song, by DJ Casper is actually what President Obama is doing, the Cha-Cha dance. He is not giving a rat ass about Gay folks getting married, being happy, raising healthy children or being a good American citizen. In his first
HOUSTON-The 9th annual Texas Black Expo is rapidly approaching, and communities around the state are preparing to converge on the City of Houston for the Juneteenth Summer Celebration, the largest celebration of the annual holiday in the state of Texas. Since 2011, the Texas Black Expo has focused its annual theme on adding faces of color to the green movement,
HOUSTON – John Montgomery, founder of Bridgeway Capital Management and the Bridgeway family of domestic equity mutual funds, was honored by leadership of the Fifth Ward Enrichment Program Inc. (FWEP) as the recipient of their 14th annual Heart of Houston Award. The Heart of Houston award annually recognizes individuals for their commitment to Houston and its citizens. Montgomery has been
by: Gabrielle Miller Carver High School, Aldine ISD Teens! The summer is finally here. There are no more three to five alarm clocks trying to wake us up for school, dragging Mondays, or long nights as we try to finish last minute homework or even projects. Students, we no longer have to struggle to stay awake during the long hours
by: Gabrielle Miller Carver High School, Aldine ISD Cancer and Homicide are NOT the only Epidemics we face “I was bullied for 2 years by my best friend. She called me fat and stupid and ugly and told me all these nasty things and I started to believe them. When I would confront her about it, she would say she
TYLER – Home Depot®, the world’s largest home improvement retailer, announced the 2012 winners of its popular RETOOL YOUR SCHOOL Campus Improvement Grant Program. Tyler’s own, TEXAS COLLEGE garnered one of the $10,000 Tier Two coveted awards. Funds granted from the RETOOL YOUR SCHOOL program will be used to renovate the entrance to Fair Hall, a female dormitory, for better
The Houston Ministry of Justice LIVINGSTON-It was only T’Challa Washington’s second offense. He was convicted of a crime and sent back to prison for the second time in his life. The crime he was convicted of committing was a drug charge involving less than four grams of cocaine. For this offense he was sentenced to 78 years in prison.